The 80,000 Northern Han coalition forces in Liangshanbo were composed of four forces:
Wang Mang, five thousand troops and horses (composed of the remnants of Chen Youliang and Zhang Shicheng);
Song Yu and Liangshan's army numbered 10,000 (who defected to Wang Mang);
Zhou Yafu, five thousand Youzhou cavalry;
Gongsun Shu, 30,000 Liao troops (attached to Wang Mang);
Sand rolling curtain, 30,000 Zhao troops (New Army).
Therefore, Wang Mang did not have the final say in the coalition forces at all. Even Gongsun Shu's Liao army only had a cooperative relationship. The army that belonged to Wang Mang only had 15,000 soldiers and horses. Although Shajuan Lian and Zhou Yafu would obey his orders,
But he definitely won’t listen to Wang Mang on everything.
Therefore, if Wang Mang wants to fight decisively, he must convince other generals.
Regarding the decisive battle with Li Jing, Shajuanlian, Gongsun Shu and Zhou Yafu all felt that it was a bit too risky.
"Li Jing has always made plans before taking action. Now that the Liangshan and Qi armies have been defeated, the Qin army could have defended with strength, but Li Jing chose a decisive battle. Obviously Li Jing has a certain degree of confidence, so..."
Zhou Yafu shook his head and said: "If we fight at this time, we may fall into a trap, which is not advisable."
"That's right, that's right..."
Shajuan Lian and Gongsun Shu also nodded, looking in great awe of Li Jing, obviously frightened by Li Jing's achievements.
Not to mention the three of them, even Wang Mang was shocked when he learned that Li Jing had defeated Liangshan and Qi. Even Chen Qingzhi came to persuade him, but he could not dispel his concerns. If it weren't for Zhu Tianpeng's
If it were a personal letter, Wang Mang probably wouldn't decide on a decisive battle so quickly.
Wang Mang also knew that if he could not be sure of winning, it would be impossible for the three generals of Shajuanlian to support him, so he took out Zhu Tianpeng's autographed letter and handed it to the three of them.
"this……"
The three of them looked at each other, somewhat confused as to what Wang Mang meant.
"You will understand after reading this." Wang Mang said.
Hearing this, Gongsun Shu took it and opened it. Sand Roller Blinds and Zhou Yafu also came over, and the three of them started browsing together.
After reading it, the three generals all looked solemn, and Shajuanyan said in a deep voice: "Will Zhu Tianpeng really cooperate with us? Is his plan really feasible? You know..."
Wang Mang raised his hand and interrupted the sand curtain, and said with a smile: "Since Zhu Tianpeng raised it, it proves that he must be sure, otherwise he will be the one who suffers.
If it really doesn't work, we won't lose anything if we retreat."
Hearing what Wang Mang said, Shajuanlian and the other three generals all nodded in unison, agreeing with Wang Mang's decisive battle plan.
After seeing this scene, Wang Mang breathed a sigh of relief and secretly said: "Li Jing, you will definitely lose this time."
In fact, even without Zhu Tianpeng's cooperation, Wang Mang would still have a decisive battle with Li Jing, but he was not sure of victory. But this time, with Zhu Tianpeng's cooperation, Wang Mang was absolutely certain that he could defeat Li Jing.
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North Sea.
After receiving the news that Wang Mang was going to fight, Li Jing was not surprised at all and immediately launched strategic deployment.
In the previous two battles, Li Jing used too many tactics, including chain tactics to defeat Song Jiang and water attacks to defeat Zhu Tianpeng, so this time Wang Mang must be careful to guard against Li Jing's tactics.
The intelligence of Wang Mang and Li Jing is both 98 points. Apart from the difference in command, Wang Mang's strategy is not much worse than Li Jing's. In addition, Li Jing has been strictly guarded in advance, so Li Jing's plan will naturally be difficult to succeed, so it is conceivable that
I know this battle must be a tough one.
The Northern Han Dynasty United Army had a total of 80,000 troops, and was already extremely wary of the Qin Army. Facing such an opponent, even Li Jing did not dare to rely on his strength. He had to use all his elite troops to win with confidence, so he only left Beihai.
There were 3,000 defenders, including surrender troops and navy troops.
At the city gate, Li Jing looked at Fu Nian and Fu Su in front of him, bowed and said: "Two gentlemen, I will leave Beihai City to you."
Fu Nian and Fu Su both bowed in return, and Fu Nian said, "Don't worry, Commander, please leave. As long as we are here, Beihai City will be safe."
Li Jing also nodded. Although the three thousand defenders were small, the safety of Beihai City no longer seemed that important compared to the entire Qingzhou war situation.
If Wang Mang's army can be defeated in this battle, it will be worthwhile even if Beihai City is lost. But if they lose, Beihai City will definitely not be able to defend it.
"To inform the prefect, 5,000 cavalry and 52,000 infantry have been assembled. The entire army of 57,000 can be set off at any time." Taishi Ci rode over to report.
Li Jing looked south and asked, "Has there been any movement among Zhu Tianpeng's 10,000 navy troops?"
"Nothing happened."
Hearing this, Li Jing was completely relieved. He immediately drew his sword from his waist and ordered: "The whole army sets off."
"promise."
Following Li Jing's order, 57,000 Qin troops left Beihai City in an orderly manner, and the accompanying generals were: Ran Min, Jin Tai, Tai Shi Ci, Qin Ming, Lin Chong, Lu Junyi, Shi Jin, Lu Zhishen,
Hu Yanzhuo, Chao Gai and many other generals can definitely be called elite soldiers and strong generals.
As soon as Li Jing's army left the city, the Northern Han Alliance Army also left Shuibo Liangshan, and still came out in full force.
Wang Mang did not leave any defenders in Qi State, including Shuibo Liangshan. The 80,000-strong army rushed out in full force, as if they were invincible and ready to die.
The Allied Army of the Northern Han Dynasty also had a large lineup. In addition to Wang Mang and Chen Qingzhi commanding the army, the generals included: Ju Wuba, Gongsun Shu, Tantai Yu, Shajuan Lian, Zhou Yafu, Xun Shen, Wu Yong, and Song Yu.
When he learned that the Northern Han Dynasty had mobilized in full force, Li Jing couldn't help frowning and said to himself: "Something is wrong. Wang Mang is so determined this time? He didn't even leave a single soldier behind in Liangshan."
"Perhaps Wang Mang wanted to destroy the boat, so he left no escape route and rushed out." Ran Min said.
"Then there is no need not to deploy defenders at Liangshan Po. If the battle is defeated, our army can march straight in. The Jizhou battlefield will be affected by then. Wang Mang cannot afford this responsibility, and Shajuan Lian and Zhou Yafu will not let him
Such nonsense."
"Then what's going on now?" Ran Min asked doubtfully, and he also felt that something was wrong here.
After Li Jing pondered for a while, a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes and he solemnly said: "Unless Wang Mang is sure of victory."
"How can this be."
Ran Min looked unconvinced and said: "How can we be sure of winning in a war? Even our army dare not say that we will win. How can Wang Mang get the confidence?"
"This is the strangest thing." Li Jing sighed. He didn't understand Wang Mang's operation for a while.
"Master Taishou, where are we going and what should we do now? Should we fight or withdraw?" Jintai asked.
Li Jing did not think twice and said decisively: "Of course we will fight. The decisive battle is imminent. How can we avoid the battle just because we don't understand the opponent's intentions?"
"But……"
Li Jing interrupted Jin Tai's last words and said in a deep voice: "In short, everyone should be cautious. Before the decisive battle, no one should be careless in the slightest to prevent falling into the opponent's plan."